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Assault Tank T26E5

Based off of the M26 medium tank, the T26E5 had much thicker armor, and was intended almost entirely to support infantry units. US medium tanks usually had two roles, exploitation and infantry support. The T26E5 sought to trade effectiveness in exploitation (speed) for effectiveness in infantry support (armor).

Several changes were made to account for the extra weight. Equilibrator capacity was increased, and a 60 pound weight added to the recoil guard to balance the gun. The tracks were extended to keep ground pressure at acceptable levels, and the final drive gear ratio was changed.

Production started at Detroit Arsenal in June of 1945, with the first production vehicle being delivered to Aberdeen Proving Ground in July. Test results were satisfactory. 27 T26E5s would be produced before the end of the war made them obsolete. 

Armament

Primary: 90mm M3 Cannon

Secondary: Roof mounted 12.7mm M2HB, coaxial 7.62mm M1919A4, hull mounted 7.62mm M1919A4

Armor

Upper glacis plate: 152.4mm @ 46° ( ~220mm effective)

Lower glacis plate: 101.6mm @ 54° ( ~170mm effective)

Side front: 76.2mm

Side back: 50.8mm

Gun shield: 279.4mm

Turret front: 190.5mm

Turret sides: 88.9mm

Performance

Engine: Ford GAF (500hp)

Transmission: Torqmatic

Suspension: Torsion bar

Power to weight: 8.8hp/ton

Ground pressure: 11.8psi

Top speed: 32km/h

Turret rotation speed: 18° per second

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So Hunchback is far and away my favorite movie from Disney’s Renaissance, and it always makes me so happy that yes, people seem to appreciate it, people seem to love it, but I’mma go into exactly WHY it’s my favorite, and WHY I think it’s so crucial, and WHY I think it should be required viewing for young boys specifically.

We all know that a huge bulk of the media we’ve grown up with consistently has that one frustrating message:  Being the hero means you’ll get the girl.  Many boys let this mentality bleed into reality.  We have “nice guys,” who feel that their niceness entitles them to romance, when obviously that discredits a female’s personal choice.  We all get this, we all know this, and a lot of us get that it’s a toxic message.

So check out our hero.

He’s an incredibly good person who isn’t conventionally attractive.

Check out our lady.

Super good person, conventionally attractive.

The movie so deliberately builds up Quasi’s hopes.  There’s a whole fucking song about it.

But Esmeralda, who is her own person with her own motivations and preferences, chooses another man, who is also good and also attractive.

A lot of people criticize this aspect of the movie, the fact that Quasi doesn’t get the girl BECAUSE of his appearance.  But my argument?  This is the best damn message a movie could ever send.

Because when things get dicey, when Esmeralda’s life in in danger, when Quasi would be putting his own life on the line, he knows that romance is no longer within the realm of possibility.  He knows he won’t be “getting the girl.”  He knows this, and he allows himself a moment of bitterness, he risks falling prey to the “nice guy” trope, and he almost succumbs.

“She already has her knight in shining armor, and it’s not me.”

BUT THEN HE DOES THE RIGHT THING.

He has NO ulterior motive for saving her life.  NO ulterior motive for opposing the man who raised him.  And he doesn’t know that he’ll get any reward, he knows he could straight up get killed for his actions, and yet he still acts.

And there’s no bitterness. There’s still so, so much love between him and Esmeralda, pure awesome platonic love, and love between him and Phoebus, and just fucking love all around, it’s amazing.

I’ve heard so many people express distaste at Quasi not ending up with Esmerelda.  Like he was cheated out of some kind of reward.  But have they watched the ending?

Does that look like a man cheated of his reward?  Does he look like he “lost” to Phoebus?  No dude, that’s a man who has everything he ever wanted, and that’s also a man who didn’t “get the girl.”